PEPPER PIKE, Ohio
Phone calls (annoying): Lander Road
A resident reported Oct. 15 that she had gotten off the phone with someone claiming to be her grandson, who needed her to wire him a lot of money because he was jailed -- probably in a foreign country, as the popular scam on seniors tends to play out.
But she was not having it, telling the caller that he was not her grandson, so he could go pound salt, as police put it. When the would-be scammer said something vulgar in reply, she told him he should be ashamed of himself, hanging up and calling police.
Carrying concealed weapons: Chagrin Boulevard
A girl, 16, faces charges through Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court after she allegedly brought into Orange High School a Taser-like device, a container of pepper spray and a self-defense weapon made of plastic and metal, resembling an ice pick but with a contoured-grip handle, all of which were seized around lunchtime on Oct. 13.
Grand theft auto: Fox Hollow Drive
A resident reported on the morning of Oct. 11 that their 2016 Ford Edge, valued at $21,000 and left unlocked with the keys inside, was stolen from their driveway overnight. The homeowners’ security cameras placed the theft at around 3 a.m.
Theft from auto: Providence Road
On the same night as the Oct. 11 theft of the Ford Edge with the keys still in it, at least four more unlocked cars were entered while parked on a nearby street. The only item reported stolen was a pair of Ray Ban sunglasses, valued at $100, taken from one of the cars, with the rest just getting rummaged through.
Theft from auto: Chagrin Boulevard
A Mantua man reported around 10 a.m. on Oct. 11 that he had left his car unlocked while he was walking at Orange High School -- located in Pepper Pike -- and returned to find personal belongings missing, including his phone and wallet, containing about $60 in cash, for a total loss of about $700.
Simple assault: Chagrin Boulevard
Two boys have charges pending through Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court after staff at the New Directions residential drug treatment center reported Oct. 12 that they had been involved in an assault three days earlier, with no further details available.
Harassing communications: Lander Road
A woman, 19, reported early in the afternoon on Oct. 14 that her ex-boyfriend has been sending her threatening messages, which has led to further investigation of the surrounding circumstances by police.
Disturbance: Brainard Road
Responding to a call late on Oct. 14 from a woman who said she was intentionally locked out of her home by another household member, police arrived and mediated the situation. She was eventually let in briefly but agreed to stay elsewhere that night.
Mutual aid: Chagrin Boulevard, Brainard Road
Responding to a report of a man running with a gun in the area of the Eton shopping center in Woodmere around 1 p.m. on Oct. 7, Pepper Pike police assisted for several hours with road closures and witness statements as agents with the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation were called in to conduct an official third-party inquiry into an officer-involved shooting, with no further details available at the time.
Traffic stop: Cedar and SOM Center roads
Police stopped a car driving with no headlights on around 10 p.m. on Oct. 9, and found that the driver, a Woodmere boy, 17, had no license -- temporary or regular. The driver was cited with the possibility of further charges being filed, and he along with three passengers were all turned over to their parents.
Trespassing: Hunting Hollow Drive
Officials with Cuyahoga County Probate Court had Pepper Pike police serve a man, 60, on Oct. 11 with an order that he had to leave a property where he was staying with other family members, with no further details available.
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